Nouns:
* Crypticity: The quality of being cryptic.
* Cryptics: (plural) Something that is cryptic.
Adjectives:
* Cryptically: In a cryptic manner.
* Cryptographic: Relating to cryptography or codes.
Verbs:
* Crypticize: To make something cryptic.
Related words:
* Enigmatic: Mysterious, puzzling.
* Abstruse: Difficult to understand.
* Obscure: Not clear or easily understood.
* Ambiguous: Open to more than one interpretation.
* Arcane: Known or understood by only a few people.
* Covert: Secret, hidden.
* Inscrutable: Impossible to understand.
These words share similar meanings with "cryptic," and can be used as synonyms depending on the specific context.